1 Monty: So now what?2 Ginny: I suggest we take advantage of our strengths.2 Monty: What strengths?3 Ginny: The guards are now convinced you're insane. So we can get away with attempting something crazy.4 Monty: What, like trying to sneak in to a stronghold guarded by two military forces?4 Prof. Jones: And rottweilers.4 Ginny: See, there you go.

More photos from my trip to Italy in 2001. This is Piazza del Popolo, which
is actually a solid walk east of the Vatican in Rome.

2016-12-25 Rerun commentary: On the right of the background photo you can see a bit of the Flaminio Obelisk, one of several ancient Egyptian obelisks which were taken from Egypt by the Roman Empire and re-erected in Rome. According to Wikipedia, Rome now has more obelisks than any other city in the world.

Obelisks are one of those things that never seems to have gone out of style, with many being built over the centuries since Ancient Egypt started the craze. There are even a several in my home city of Sydney.